Bag-lock.



R. A. TEEL.

BAG LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I2, 1913.

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THE NORRIS PETERS cc.. WASHINGTON, n. c,

RAYMOND A. TEEL, OF BANGOR, PENNSYLVANIA.

BAG-LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1215.

Application filed April 12, 1913. Serial No. 760,693.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RAYMOND A. TEEL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bangor, in the county ofNorthampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Bag-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to novel means for latching and automaticallyopening hand bags, suit cases and similar articles when the latchingmeans is released.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a novel form ofcatch or look for the bag which is simple in construction, durable andcheap to manufacture and which releases simultaneously both ends of thebag when manually operated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bag of this characterhaving a central lock and end catches operated thereby in such mannerthat the end catches will latch or become operative to prevent theseparation of the frame members first be fore the central catch islocked.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the followingdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of an ordinary traveling bag with the improved type of catchthereon. Fig. 2 is a top plan view with the frame in open position. Fig.3 is an enlarged view of the catch removed from the frame. Fig. 4c is atop plan view. Fig. 5 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 6 is alongitudinal section through the catch looking in the direction of thearrow in Fig. at. Fig. 7 is a similar view looking in the oppositedirection. Fig. 8 is a top plan view with the slide removed.

In the specific embodiment of the invention as illustrated herein, 1 and2 represent the separate parts of the frame, both of which areconstructed of angle iron, as is usual, and the latter of which issomewhat smaller than the former so as to enter the same when the frameis closed. The section 1 has its legs provided with ears 3 and lseparated a considerable distance, while the section 2 has somewhatsimilarly formed ears 5 and 6 adapted to engage the ears 3 and 4, asshown, and be held in operative position by a pivoting pin 7 whichpasses through the ears. WVound around this pivot and having theirterminals crossed and connected to the separate frame pieces 1 and 2 aresprings 10 which normally act to open the frame when the catch isreleased.

The catch comprises a casing 1 1' having depending cars 15 which arepassed through the frame piece 1 and bent over against the same toprevent the removal of the casing. The latching bolt and slide are alsoconnected by the key cylinder 21 and pivoted to the upper portion of thebolt is a locking dog 22 having a depressed boss 23 adapted to snap intoa depression or recess 2% formed in the top of the bolt. The casing, asshown, is provided with an offset ear 25 which when the dog is turned inthe proper position will engage said ear and prevent movement of theslide to operate the latching bolt. When the key is placed in the keycylinder and turned it will engage the notched end of the locking dog 22and turn the same on its pivotal point, thus throwing the opposite endof the dog into engagement with the ear 25.

The bolt 19 is provided with a cut-away portion 26 and operatespartially over the slots 27 formed in the casing to receive the latchinghooks 28. The extended finger 20 is passed through a slot 29 riveted toa longitudinally extending latching bar 30, the ends of which are guidedin clips 31 formed by punching out the metal of the frame piece 1, theseopenings being covered by brass plates 32 which take the place of theusual latching casings at the end of the bag. The frame 2 is providedwith apertured keeper members 34: and the rod 30 is provided withlateral extensions 35 adapted to engage said keeper members and lock theends of the bag, the arrangement being such that the lateral extensions35 will engage the keeper members 34 prior to the complete entrance ofthe latching hooks 28 into the slots 27.

The frame piece 1 has bent up therefrom a suitable lug or car 36 andconnecting this ear or lug with the finger 20 is a spring 37 whichnormally carries the locking bolt and slide back to normal position. Itwill be noticed that the connecting pieces 18 limit the movement of theslide and locking bolt in any direction by engaging the end walls of theslot 16, and that the cut-away portion 26 in the bolt 19 permits thepassage of one of the locking hooks 28 and forms a member which engagesthe shoulder in said hook.

What I claim is In a traveling bag, a pair of frame pieces, a casingsecured to one and having its top Wall provided With an elongated slotand one of its side Walls provided with spaced slots, one of the Wallsof the slot in the trap of the casing having a projection formedthereon, a locking member mounted Within the casing and slidablyengaging the said frame piece and having a height approximately equal tothe height of the interior of the casing, means on the v opposite framepiece of the bag adapted to enter the slots in the side of the casingand engage the locking member to lock the frame slide mounted on piecesWhen the bag is closed, an operating the top of the casing,

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of the frame pieces means extending from the elongated slot in the topof the casing and connecting the engage the projection on the Wall oftheslot in the top of the casing.

In testimony whereof I, affiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.p I RAYMOND A. TEEL.

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EQP. BUzzAR RUssELL J. BUzzeRD.

Commissioner of Patents,

